15 Inequality in Earnings

Figure 15.1 Earnings Distribution with Perfect Equality

Figure 15.2 Distributions of Earnings with Different Degrees of Dispersion

Table 15.1 The Dispersion of Earnings by Gender, Ages 25–64, 1980–2008 (Expressed in 2008 Dollars)

Table 15.2 Earnings Ratios at Various Percentiles of the Earnings Distribution, 1980, 1990, 2005, 2008

Table 15.3 Mean Earnings and the Returns to Education among Full-Time, Year-Round Workers between the Ages of 35 and 44 (Expressed in 2008 Dollars)

Table 15.4 Ratio of Earnings at the 80th to 20th Percentiles for Males, by Age and Education, 1980–2008

Figure 15.3 Changes in Supply as the Dominant Cause of Wage Changes

Table 15.5 Employment Shares (within Gender) of Educational Groups, Workers 25 and Older: 1980, 1990, 2005, 2008

Table 15.6 Changes in the Share of Employment for Four Major Occupational Groups, 1983–2009